Songs that make you cry

Winter, by Tori Amos: Tori Amos - Winter - YouTube

This song is so beautiful with the piano, it's always made me get a tear or two.

 

I know this is going to sound super cliche, but for me it's: Same Love

 

How to Save a Life - because of its attachment to Scrubs...you know the scene if you've seen enough Scrubs

Foxface

 

I don't know of any songs that automatically bring me to tears every time I hear them, but there are songs that I listen to the lyrics closely and at the right moment and they really hit me at that time.

Most recently, I was about to to my roommate's grandpa's funeral about two weeks after I came out to my parents, and I listened to this song. It just made me think about the cycle of life, the legacies we all leave behind, and especially this part:
"When the angel of death comes a-looking for me, hear the angels sing
I hope I was everything I was supposed to be, when the angels sing
There's gotta be a heaven, 'cause I've already done my time in hell
And a little baby's born when it all comes down, hear the angels sing."

Social Distortion: When Angels Sing+Lyrics - YouTube

 

Stay another day by is a great or i will be missing you

 

Reflection from the ost for Disney's Mulan.

I had not seen the movie in over a decade but re-watched it recently. It was a very emotional song for me.

 

Better Than Drugs by Skillet; because the lyrics say everything I want to say to him...

Or Snuff by Slipknot; 'cause that's a generally sad song.

OR My Immortal by Evanescence; because... oh gods... It's just so sad.

Anyways... all three have made me shed a tear or two.

 

Im Ok - Christina Aguilera

Full Of Grace - Sarah McLachlan (thanks Joss Whedon!!)

I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans

Theres probably more but thats all I can remember off the top of my head.

 

The album Nebraska by The Boss makes me cry.
Nebraska ~ Bruce Springsteen [Full Studio Album] - YouTube
The song With God on our side by Bob Dylan.
And a cheesy one, Wind Beneath my wings by the mighty Bette Midler- Bette Midler- Wind Beneath My Wings - Lyrics - YouTube

 

Death Cab for Cutie - I will follow you into the dark.
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark - YouTube

And Unwritten, by Natashia Beddingfield, depending on my mood. It can make me very optimistic aswell. Weird stuff.

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

Over de Muur - Klein Orkest

Forever Young - Alphaville

Marrilion - Kayleigh

Mike + The Mechanics - The Living years

Flogging Molly - What's left of the flag

And of course the one song that always brings tears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I

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Forgot to add Runaway Train:
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train - YouTube

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And for the Dutch folk: Acda & De Munnik - Niet Of Nooit Geweest - YouTube

Incredible lyrics.
Translation of "Niet of nooit geweest" by Acda en de Munnik from Dutch to English

 

Fragments of Memories (orchestral)- Nobuo Uematsu

Something about this song screams nostalgia.

 

In This Moment- Remember
because it hits home with me

 

Journey - Open Arms - because of the memories associated with it - spent an entire summer in tears listening to this
Journey - Open Arms - YouTube


J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss - because it is SUPPOSED to be sad!
J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss - YouTube

Dickie Lee - Tell Laura I Love Her - again supposed to be sad
Dickie Lee - Tell Laura I Love Her - YouTube

Mark Dinning - Teen angel
Mark Dinning - Teen angel (1960) - YouTube

Patches-Dickie Lee
Patches-Dickie Lee-1962 - YouTube



can you tell I am old? I do listen to other music BTW

 

Awe Teen Angel, such a tragic song. Flashback to another time.

Oh and I hear Journey is making a comeback....

 

I'm not old and you'll find nary a song in my favorites from after the 1980's. *Jimmy Buffett's Barometer Soup album is an exception.

Oh yes, that reminds me: Jimmy Buffett's He Went To Paris. Wow. It never fails to get me.

 

Connect by ClariS, especially the orchestral version. The original is the OP to PMMM. At first it sounds like generic JPop, but after you've seen the anime...it takes on a whole new layer of emotion and meaning.

 

*It's Okay to Cry - J. Rice

*Sorry for the Stupid Things - Boyz II Men

 

"Fix You" by Coldplay -- When I first heard it, I started crying

"(You Want to) Make a Memory" by Bon Jovi -- This song tugs at my heart.

"And The Snakes Start to Sing" by Bring Me The Horizon -- The lyrics are powerful.

"Empty Chairs" by Don McLean -- I relate to this song a lot.

"Come Undone" by Duran Duran -- My all-time favorite song. When I listened to the actual lyrics, it made me tear up.

"Resurrection Fern" and "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" both by Iron & Wine -- Beautiful songs.

"I Still Miss Someone" by Johnny Cash -- Oh lord, the first time I listened to this song, I cried.

"Hurt" cover by Johnny Cash -- Every time I listen to it, I bawl my eyes out.

"The Past" by Never Shout Never -- This song reminds me of my past. It used to bring me tears.

"The Last Song" by Rhianna -- A really good song. Makes me cry.

"Why" by Secondhand Serenade -- My love-crying song.

"Asleep" by The Smiths -- God, this song is emotional as hell.

Sorry for the long list!

 

Most music by Dead Can Dance can really get me going.

Special mention goes to Host of Seraphim. Lisa Gerrard has a lovely voice that I haven't heard any equal to.